The Everything Baby's First Year Book: Complete Practical Advice to Get You and Baby Through the First 12 Months (Everything (Parenting)) [Paperback]

T. S. Nee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002 | Series: Everything (Parenting)

Whether you're a new or experienced parent, the first year of your newborn's life is both a wonderful and challenging time. The Everything Baby's First Year Book provides you with a complete guide to surviving these first twelve months - from what to do when arriving home from the hospital with your bundle of joy to handling feeding, bathing, and sleeping routines.

The Everything Baby's First Year Book provides advice on every aspect of your baby's physical, emotional, and social development. In this thorough guide, you will find quick answers to all your toughest questions. Featuring professional advice and hundreds of parenting tips - from clipping your newborn's nails to calming a colicky baby - this book will help you keep your sanity as you enjoy the ups and downs of your baby's first year.

You'll learn all about:
Breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding
Soothing remedies for teething, diaper rash, and other common problems
Safe baby toys and games to play with your newborn
General food preparation
Handling food allergies
Traveling with newborns and one-year-olds

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About the Author

Tekla S. Nee is the author of The Mommy Zone: Tales from the Trenches of Parenthood. Her long-running newspaper column by the same name appears weekly in the Palo Alto Daily News. Her essays and articles on child development have been published in numerous publications, including Baby Talk, the Baby Guide, Parenting magazine, ParentTime, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Working Woman. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580625819
• ISBN-13: 978-1580625814
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Advice, June 8, 2005

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k_virgo - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Everything Baby's First Year Book: Complete Practical Advice to Get You and Baby Through the First 12 Months (Everything (Parenting)) (Paperback)

I am a nurse practioner in pediatrics. This book was brought to my attention recently by two of my patients mothers. She had brought her 4 month old baby into my office because she had burns on the inside of her mouth. The burns had come from microwaving infant formula. She had told me that she had read in this book that even though the can said not to use a microwave the book had said to go ahead and do it because all formula-feeding moms do.Another mother had told me that her son had choked on the hair from a make-up brush the other night and she also said that she had read in this book that make-up brushes are "safe" toys. So i asked her to bring me the book if possible, she did and sure enough there it was,along with other dangerous and well lets say silly advice. Her "sickness and health" chapter is by far the worst. Never in the 12 years Ive been practicing that Ive heard of treating pinkeye by squirting breastmilk in your infants eye. Or squirting breastmilk up a babies nose to fight a cold. I mean it won't hurt them but it certainly won't help either. However some advice is dangerous and should not be followed,especially the medical advice she gives. Remember this woman IS NOT A DOCTOR! Or even close to being one. I am appalled that she thinks that just because she has 3 children that makes her an expert over pediatricians,research scientists and other professionals. Who does she thinks she is! This book is so packed with bad advice I don't even have enough space to list it all(another reviewer did however). Bottom line, use your instincts,listen to your doctor and if you own this book...throw it away!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Baby Shower Gift!, June 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Everything Baby's First Year Book: Complete Practical Advice to Get You and Baby Through the First 12 Months (Everything (Parenting)) (Paperback)

This easy-to-read guide kept me turning the pages. The author uniquely presents all sides of each parenting issue, backing each up with real-mom testimony. She gives her readers credit to make the choices that are right for them, without clobbering them over the head with her own opinions. This is a great book to read before the baby comes -- my only complaint was the placement of a chapter near the end on a mother's need to take care of herself -- it should be an early chapter! The book also offers excellent tips for traveling with babies, which I've not seen elsewhere. All in all, a wonderful read, comprehensive and entertaining.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY!!!!, June 22, 2011

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Legal Eagle "Legal Eagle" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Everything Baby's First Year Book: Complete Practical Advice to Get You and Baby Through the First 12 Months (Everything (Parenting)) (Paperback)

A relative gave us this book as a gift and I just tossed it in the trash. I started thinking something was up when I was reading the chapter on sleep this morning and it stressed the importance of having the baby sleep in bed with you. The American Academy of Pediatrics has stressed since 2000 (this book was published in 2002!) that baby should not be in bed with her parents! I mean this is down right deadly advice that the author is giving and it's shameful that it is still on the market.